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6 Common Supply Chain Mistakes and How to Resolve Them

AFFLINK

The workers, mostly in Cambodia and Myanmar, were paid unreasonably and locked into contracts. Managers must tie their efforts to mitigate risk with metrics that will result in the long-term support of higher management. Poor Framework for Accountability.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. Let me try to clarify.

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Rules and Regulations for Cargo Moving

American Global Logistics

Percent ' Foot (Feet) " Inch(es) & And $. 027062 NAMING LOCAL AND THROUGH COMMODTIY RATES AND CHARGES AND GOVERNING RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLYING THERETO BETWEEN PORTS AND POINTS IN THE U.S.A.

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Essential Guide to Procurement and Project Management

Precoro

Procurement teams transform purchasing into a competitive advantage by analyzing response time and quality consistency metrics. Employ real-time dashboards and automated reporting to monitor key metrics and identify potential bottlenecks. Tracking these metrics helps teams spot problems, cut costs, and improve procurement.

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Global Sourcing and Human Rights Go Hand in Hand

NC State SCRC

Organizations continue to scour global markets for even lower labor rates, moving from Western China to the Pearl River, and now to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and North Africa. But audits will no longer be enough. Action will be required, and we will have more updates on this topic soon…

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Trump Unveils New Tariff Rates, Including 50% Levy on Brazil

Supply Chain Brain

Trump’s letters on July 7 targeted countries including Japan, South Korea, South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. Most of the tariff rates, however, were largely in line with what Trump had already announced the nations were likely to face. and Vietnam have been far short of comprehensive, leaving many details unclear.

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Lululemon Sinks 20% With Tariffs, Fashion Shift Hitting Results

Supply Chain Brain

But tariff and consumer uncertainty is masking it.”